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PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

J. H. THIBLBR. BOX. APPLICATION TILED we. 2. 1906.

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PATENTED FEB: 26,1907:

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APPLICATION FILED AUG.2,1906.

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' Altar ey UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.-

' JOHN H. THIJfiR, OF LENORA, KANSAS. BOX. 7

' No. 845,596. Specification of Letters Patent. 4 Patented Feb. 26. 19

and particularly to thetype of or transportation.

r ingits sides, ends, cover, and-bottom hinged G i di t th g l f d f folded 4o ribs form handles, so that. thebox may be 15 the flaps a, by which it is hinged to the rod Application filed August 2, 1906. Serial No. 328,958.

T l whom it m y 004067711! vide each plate D with a ivoted catch Be it known that 1, JOHN H. .[HIELER, a l adapted to enga c with the ro d and lock the oitlzen of the United States, residing at Lelends d in the slots (1 and behind the rod E.

nora, in the county of Norton and State of When it is desired to fold the box flat, the .60 D 5 Kansas, have invented certain new and use-' catch 18 swung inward and out of engageful improvements in Boxes, of which the foll merit with the rod, and then the bottom can lowing 1s a specification. g i be disconnected from the side. a My invention relates to boxes or cases' F indicates a partition hinged at f to the adapted for shipping art cles, such as eggs, [bottomed-that it may be folded flat there 6 'b Xe 01 @8888 upon. On the inner faces of the side pieces t at maybe folded and collapsed for storage A A,I provide means, such as shown atf, I for holding the partition in upright position]; t 'fQlf fifi Object -xp t & when it is desired to divide the box into twoformed of corrugatedsheetmetal and havm artm 'nts,

t gether and adapted to be f ld d a n rugated sheet metal and hinged to the'ro'd'E provided w1th means for securely braclng the along the upper edge of the side A" by th p rt WhI11lnf01d6d and t 08 pflaps a. The cover G is held in closed posie g t0 the dra mg g 1 1S tion by means ofa pair of spring-stri s se Perspective View bf a box y g y cured to the inner face of the side piece and vention, parts thereof being broken awayit'o having their ends bent at substantially right show the interlorconstruction. 'Fig. 2. is a an les, as shown at g, whiehends extend .rear vlew 1n elevat10n.- F g- 3 is'a c 0sssec-' through slots 9 in the side A and areada ted tlonal view. Fig. 4 1s a view of the boxt with d t' l t h i er ap- 80.. In the drawings, A A indicate the sides of th cover is d d,- th jg tripsare i the box, and B the ends, all formed of corrupressed in until they come opposite or regis-j, gated sheet metal. Around each f the ide ter with the slots in the straps, whentheycan pieces A A is benta rod E, to which itis seinterlock therewith. To lock the box orpre, 1 5 a cured by flaps a orb turning over the edges vent the sprin -strips from being accidentally of, the sides, thus st1 enlng these parts. The pressed in, ho es are provided therein adaptupright portions b of the rods are adapted to ed to receive the h'asp of a padlock, pin, or an form pintles or pivots along the corners of equivalent.

the box, by which the sides and ends are By constructing my box as herein de- 905 3 5 hinged to each other, so that the box may be scribed it will be seen that all the arts are collapsed or folded, as shown. in Fig. 4. hinged together, and that it may e folded Along the upper edge ofeach side is a strip of flat for storing or shipping purposes or opened wood' covered with metal, as shown at 6', for or unfolded, and when in'this condition the r stiffening the end pieces. These strips or cover and bottom are firmly locked to the 95, sides, whereby a light, strong, durable shioping-case is formed.

do not Wish to be understood as being --limited to the particular construction shown in the drawings, as many changes in the style no and form of case or box described herein may, a e along the lower edge of the side piece be made without departing from the spiritofy Near the opposite edge of the bottom, an my invention. 7 preferably secured to the inner face thereof, What I claim is easily handled. C indicates. the bottom of the box, also formed of corrugated sheet metal and having along one edge thereof (preferably the front) are the locking-plates D, the outer ends of 1. In a foldable box, the combination of i which plates are bent upward at substan the side and end pieces, and rods extending tially right angles, as shown at d, and are araround the side pieces to stiffen them, an ranged to lie behind the rod E and enter ap arranged to formthe pivots by which the side ertures or slots (1, formed in the side A near and end pieces are umted,. one of the-side its lower edge, a (1 through which they pass, pieces having slots formed along its lower no 5 so as to lie against the inner face of such side. g

In order to lock the bottom in place, I pro- 1 p1eces,andlock1ng-plates arrangedto extend behind one of the rods and into the said slots site side piece being formed with a pair of in the side piece for holding the" bottom in slots, a rod extending along the lower edge of position. the last-mentioned mu piece, a pair of lock- 2. In afoldable box, the combination of ing plates secured to the bottom, the outer 5 side and end pieces, a air of rods bent ends of the plates being bent at substantially 20 around the side pieces and secured thereto,a right angles to the bottom, and arranged to bottom hinged to one offi-the rods, apair of lie behind the rod and extend through the locking-plates securedtothebottomarranged said slots, and catch-pieces pivoted to the to extend behind the other rod, and catchlockinglates arranged to engage with the to pieces also arranged to engage with the last rod and ock the bottom in place.

mentioned rod and lock the bottom in position I JOHN H. THIELER.

3. In a collapsible box, the combination of Witnesses: side and end pieces, abottom hinged to the G. E. DU Bors,

I 5 lower edge of one of the side pieces, the oppo- O. M. ELLIOTT. 

